Debra Jackson

Nov 11, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Kay McCallum |Oxford Brookes |Debra Jackson |Helen Walthall

1 Introduction Care in the emergency department (ED) is focused on protecting and saving life (Bailey, Murphy, and Porock 2011b; Gloss 2017). The skills required to nurse in this acute and fast-paced environment are highly specialised, and staff work within the framework of the established ED culture (Giles et al. 2019), which is team-based and time-dependent (Dawood 2019).

Oct 2, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Carmel Bond |Debra Jackson

1 Shortage of Academic Nurses For a number of years there has been an international shortage of academic nurses. This shortage has been exacerbated by various factors, including the ageing academic workforce, with many nurse academics approaching retirement age, meaning there will continue to be an exodus of skills and experience from the nursing academic environment.

Sep 11, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Debra Jackson |Mark Hayter

Data Availability Statement The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

Jul 3, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Graeme Smith |Debra Jackson

Special issues (SIs) have been around for decades in nursing academic journals, providing a key mechanism for the advancement of nursing science. Done well, special issues have many potential benefits.

Oct 12, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Kim Usher |Debra Jackson

Reports of high suicide rates for health professionals such as first responders (firefighters, paramedics for example) and medical physicians are commonly highlighted in the media while disturbingly high suicide rates in nurses, seem to go unrecognized. Previous studies have clearly identified the rates of suicide in nurses (Basu et al., 2023; Davis et al., 2021; Petrie et al., 2023) that are alarmingly high when compared to the general population.